Intel Xeon E3 1270 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 95W)
Xeon E 2488 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)